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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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