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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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