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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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