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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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