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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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