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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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