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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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