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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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