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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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