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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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