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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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