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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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