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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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