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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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