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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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