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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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