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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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