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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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