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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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