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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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