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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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