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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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