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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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