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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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