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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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