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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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