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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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