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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important 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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