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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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