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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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