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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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