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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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