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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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