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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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