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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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