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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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