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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free 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 many topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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