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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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