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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies 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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