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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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