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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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