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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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