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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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