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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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