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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants 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. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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