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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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