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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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