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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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