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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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