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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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