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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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