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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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