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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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