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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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