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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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