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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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