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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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