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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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