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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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