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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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