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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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