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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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