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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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