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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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