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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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