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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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