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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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