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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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