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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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