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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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