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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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