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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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