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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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