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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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