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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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