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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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