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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education