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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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