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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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