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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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