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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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