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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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