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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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