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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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