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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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