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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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