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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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