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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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