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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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