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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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