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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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