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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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