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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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