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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines 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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