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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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