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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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