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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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