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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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