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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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