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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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