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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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