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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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