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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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