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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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