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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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