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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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