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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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