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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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