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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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