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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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