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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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