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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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