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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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