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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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