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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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