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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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