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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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