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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers 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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