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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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