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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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