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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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