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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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