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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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