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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not 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 lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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