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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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