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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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