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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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