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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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