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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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