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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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