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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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