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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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