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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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