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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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