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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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