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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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