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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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