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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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