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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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