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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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