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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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