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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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