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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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