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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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