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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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