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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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