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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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