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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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