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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major 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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