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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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