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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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