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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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