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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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