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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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