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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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