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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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