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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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