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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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