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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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