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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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