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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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