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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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