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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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