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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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