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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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