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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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