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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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