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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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