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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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