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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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