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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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