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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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