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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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