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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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