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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details 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 topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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