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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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