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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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