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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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