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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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