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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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