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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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