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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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