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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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