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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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