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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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