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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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