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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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