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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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