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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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