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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the exciting 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 talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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