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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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