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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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