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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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