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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. 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. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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