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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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