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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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