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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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