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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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