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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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