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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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