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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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