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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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