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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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