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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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