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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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