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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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