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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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