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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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