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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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