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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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