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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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