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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews 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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