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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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