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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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