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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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