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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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