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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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