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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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