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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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