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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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