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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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