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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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