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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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