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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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