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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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