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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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