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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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