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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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