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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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