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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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