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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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