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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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