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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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