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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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