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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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