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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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