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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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