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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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