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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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