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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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