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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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