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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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