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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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