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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses 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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