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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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