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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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