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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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