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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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