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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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