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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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