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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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