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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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