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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire 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 educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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