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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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