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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major 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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