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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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