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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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