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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts 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 subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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