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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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