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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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