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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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