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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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