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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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