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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants 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. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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