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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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