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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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