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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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