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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses 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. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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