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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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