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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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