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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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