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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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