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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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