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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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