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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education enable learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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