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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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