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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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