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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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