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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 (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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