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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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