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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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