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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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