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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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