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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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