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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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