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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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