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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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