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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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