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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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