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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education