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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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