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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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