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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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