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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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