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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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