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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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