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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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