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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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