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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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