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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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