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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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