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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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