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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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