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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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