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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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