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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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