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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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