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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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