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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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