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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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