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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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