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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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