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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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