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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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