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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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