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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping 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 interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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