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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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