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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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