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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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