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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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