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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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