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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the 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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