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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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