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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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