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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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