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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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