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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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