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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. 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. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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