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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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