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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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