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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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