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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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