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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always 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 lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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