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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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