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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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