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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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