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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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