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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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