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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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