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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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