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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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