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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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