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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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