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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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