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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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