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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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