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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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