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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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