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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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