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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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