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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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