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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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