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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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