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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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