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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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