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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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