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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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