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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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