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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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