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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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