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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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