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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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