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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 (MOOC). New changes in blended learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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