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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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