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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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