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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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