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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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