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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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