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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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