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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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