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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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