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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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