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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. 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. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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