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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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