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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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