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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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