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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the 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 stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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