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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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