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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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