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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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