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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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