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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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