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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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