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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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