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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the sensational 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 authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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