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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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