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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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