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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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