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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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