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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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