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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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