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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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