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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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