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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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