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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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