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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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