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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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