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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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