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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part 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. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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