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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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