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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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