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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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