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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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