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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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