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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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