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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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