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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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