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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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