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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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