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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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