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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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