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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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