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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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