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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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