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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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