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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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