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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning enable students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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