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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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