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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key 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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