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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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