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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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