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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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