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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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