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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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