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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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