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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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