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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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