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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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