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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education