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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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