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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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