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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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