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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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