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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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