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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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