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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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