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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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