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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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