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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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