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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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