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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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