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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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