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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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