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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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