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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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