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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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