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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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