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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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