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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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