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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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