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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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