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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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