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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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