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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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