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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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