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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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