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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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