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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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