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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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