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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores 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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