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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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