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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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