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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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