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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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