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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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