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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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