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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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