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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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