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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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