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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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