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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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