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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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