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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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