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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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