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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources