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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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