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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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