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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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