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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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