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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major 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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