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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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