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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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