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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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