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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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