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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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