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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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