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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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