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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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