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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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