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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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