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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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