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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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