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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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