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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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