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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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