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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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