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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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