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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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