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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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