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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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