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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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