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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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