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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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