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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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