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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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