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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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