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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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