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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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