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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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