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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. 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. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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