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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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