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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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